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Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 24

Pair of Former Top Prospects Among Worst Tigers First Round Picks by bWAR

A huge reason for the Detroit Tigers success in the past two seasons has been their top prospects coming up and contributing everyday. Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson have beome middle of the order bats, while Tarik Skubal is the best pitcher in baseball and Casey Mize is a solid middle of the rotation arm.

Detroit Tigers News / Bless You Boys / November 24

MLB News: Tarik Skubal trade rumors, Troy Melton, Barry Bonds, Justin Verlander

Happy Monday, everyone. It’s another week closer to the 2026 baseball season, so of course, we have some hot stove updates to warm you. We’ve got plenty

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 23

Tigers Young Infielder's Role Not Expected to be Impacted by Offseason Moves

The Detroit Tigers have lots of depth in the infield. They received some great news regarding second baseman Gleyber Torres, as he accepted the qualifying offer to return next year.

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Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 23

Tigers Among Teams Interested in Converting Free Agent Reliever to Starter

The Detroit Tigers enter the offseason with the goal of improving their pitching, and to this point they have not hid the fact that this will be their main focus both in the bullpen and starting rotation.

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Ryan Helsley News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 23

Tigers among teams interested in Ryan Helsley as starting pitcher

Ryan Helsley is drawing interest from clubs as a starting pitcher, and the Tigers are among the teams who have spoken to him about a possible move to the rotation according to a report from Ken Rosenthal, Cody Stavenhagen, and Katie Woo of The Athletic.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 23

Breaking Down Tigers 2026 Payroll After Non-Tender, Arbitration Agreements

The Detroit Tigers still have plenty of work to do on the 2026 roster, but the non-tender deadline got them off to a good start. The Tigers opted to only non-tender one salary arbitration eligible player, Andy Ibanez.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 23

Two Tigers Star Prospects Seen as Top Performers at Arizona Fall League

The Detroit Tigers are in an exceptional position heading into 2026, with much of their core being locked down for the time being, and multiple top-end prospects coming up through the pipeline in the near future.

Tarik Skubal News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 22

Tigers Former Fan Favorite Predicts Horrifying Tarik Skubal Trade to Yankees

The Detroit Tigers find themselves in the thick of the offseason, and despite being linked to numerous high profile free agents and trade targets, the headlines surrounding the team are dominated by one topic and one topic only.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 22

Tigers Shockingly Believed to Have Interest in High-Cost Top Free Agent Closer

The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason in need of some serious improvements if they are going to finally take that next step and become the team to beat in the American League.

Tarik Skubal News / Larry Brown Sports / November 22

Tarik Skubal refused fan’s autograph request for good reason

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, fresh off winning his second consecutive AL Cy Young Award, turned 29 this week — and celebrated with a viral display of loyalty that delighted Motor City fans.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Beau Brieske News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 22

Tigers re-sign pitcher on $1.15 million deal

The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration for a second year in a row with Beau Brieske, reaching a one-year agreement worth $1.1575 million to keep the right-handed pitcher for 2026.

Detroit Tigers News / Bless You Boys / November 21

Tigers decline to tender Andy Ibáñez a contract for 2026

The Detroit Tigers went into Friday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players without too many question marks. The main one was whether utility infielder Andy Ibáñez would get a contract, and as it turned out the club decided to non-tender him as predicted.

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Matt Vierling News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 21

Matt Vierling and Tigers Agree on One Year Deal To Avoid Arbitration

The Detroit Tigers have signed utility man Matt Vierling back to a one-year deal, according to Jon Heyman. The deal is worth $3.255 million, and it retains a crucial piece for the Tigers, as they look to make another postseason push in 2026.

Detroit Tigers News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 21

Tigers re-sign veteran outfielder to $3.255 million deal

After being eliminated in the MLB Playoffs in the ALDS by the Seattle Mariners, the Detroit Tigers are aiming to improve the roster for next season. The front office has plenty of decisions to make to adjust the roster.

Tarik Skubal News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 21

What Tarik Skubal Just Said About the Growing Trade Speculation

This offseason for the Detroit Tigers feels like the most important offseason that the Tigers could ever have, as the face of the organization could and will be drastically affected.

Alex Lange News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 21

Tigers’ Reliever Alex Lange Leaves Detroit, Finalizes Deal With AL Central Team

The Detroit Tigers have been wrapped up in what seems to be an endless supply of rumors this offseason, but most of those rumors involve their ace Tarik Skubal.

Detroit Tigers News / Bless You Boys / November 21

ZiPS forecasts Detroit Tigers’ roster ahead of the 2026 season

Blink and you’ll miss it. Only two free agents have signed 10-figure contracts this winter, yet we’re already in projections season. Dan Syzmborski, he of the ZiPS projections, has continued his annual tradition of releasing team-by-team projections with FanGraphs.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / November 21

Tigers Could be in Mix to Lure Former Third Baseman Back to Motown

The Detroit Tigers seem to have an aggressive mindset in their pursuit of an improved offense in 2026. Last year, the bats went cold toward the end of the regular season as they stumbled into the playoffs.

Tarik Skubal News / FirstSportz / November 21

2x Cy Young Award Winner Tarik Skubal Opens up About Trade Rumors Linking Him Away from Tigers

The 2025 season was another fantastic one for Tarik Skubal. The Detroit Tigers star dominated from the mound once again and picked up his 2nd straight Cy Young Award.

Alex Lange News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 20

Royals finalizing one-year contract with Alex Lange

Free-agent reliever Alex Lange is finalizing a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. The righty had been released by the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.

Detroit Tigers News / Yardbarker / November 21

Tigers' plan with Skubal could be a 'catastrophe' in this scenario

Tigers' potential plan with Tarik Skubal could be a 'catastrophe' in this scenario

While there is no guarantee that the Tigers will trade two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal this offseason (or any time for that matter), there is one way the loss of Skubal would be a "catastrophe" for the organization, according to one MLB agent.

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Gleyber Torres News / Total Apex Sports / November 19

Gleyber Torres Accepts $22 Million Qualifying Offer With Detroit Tigers

In a move that shocked approximately zero people paying attention, Gleyber Torres decided that $22 million for a single year of playing baseball in Detroit is, in fact, a pretty good deal.

Detroit Tigers News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 18

Three-time All-Star Gleyber Torres makes major decision on his Tigers future

Torres hasn’t played a position other than second base in over three years.

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Detroit Tigers News / Yardbarker / November 12

Pair of Tigers prospects powering through Arizona Fall League

For the past two seasons, the Detroit Tigers managed to claw their way into the postseason through the wild-card round, but only advanced as far as the ALDS.

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Detroit Tigers News / Yardbarker / November 13